Hinduism

Relatives search for dead after stampede at Hindu festival

12 Feb 2013

Anxious relatives searched for missing family members in northern India on Sunday after a stampede killed 36 people during one of the world's largest religious gatherings, as the emergency...

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Tens of millions of Hindus bathe in Ganges for Kumbh Mela festival

10 Feb 2013

Ash-smeared naked saints led the ritual bathing before dawn - which is said to cleanse pilgrims of their sins - with millions following them into the swirling river waters at the festival site in...

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Pilgrims flock to the Ganges for world’s biggest festival

14 Jan 2013

Upwards of a million elated Hindu holy men and pilgrims took a bracing plunge in India’s sacred Ganges river to wash away lifetimes of sins on Monday.

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Letters to the Editor, January 2, 2013

2 Jan 2013

Democracy in the workplace is important

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Learning Curve: Diwali a spiritual celebration

11 Nov 2012

The four days of this year's Diwali celebrations begin today. Diwali, a contraction of Deepavali, is known as the festival of lights. One the most popular South Asian festivals, it's a Hindu...

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Briefs, October 26, 2012

26 Oct 2012

Curfew imposed after clashes during festival

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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Letters to the Editor, October 19, 2012

Safety at sea tightened after ferry tragedy

I refer to the letter from Vanessa Ng ("Government can learn from tragedy", October 16).

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Animals on pedestals

In October, Nepal holds a colourful five-day festival known as Tihar. While Hindus around the world celebrate Diwali - the festival of lights - in the name of the goddess Lakshmi, Nepal adds in...

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Structured city

For a town that loves real estate, property related news is creating even more headlines than usual. The rumpus surrounding illegal structures is affecting homes everywhere, but the core of the...

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Secret passions

For years, Manil Suri wrote in secret. Fearing disapproval from his fellow mathematics professors if they discovered he spent his leisure time writing fiction, Suri attended writing courses...

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Devils in detail

The Bangkok heat is almost unbearable. 'This is nothing,' says the devil. 'Just wait until the hot season - now that's real torture!' An apprentice gremlin nods in agreement.

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Islanders hazy on conference goals but hope it draws tourists

As the world's attention zooms in on Bali for the UN climate change conference, many residents of the island remain blissfully ignorant of the event's significance - but say that at least it will...

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